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SINGAPORE (April 13):Singapore’s central bank left monetary policy unchanged after the economy contracted in the first quarter, saying the neutral stance is appropriate for an extended period of time.

SINGAPORE (March 13): The brighter economic outlook for Asia this year is set to contrast with 2016’s more sobering expectations due to positive signals from several key metrics so far, says UOB in a Monday flash note.

SINGAPORE (Nov 18): The contraction in external trade in 4Q16 will be another drag on Singapore’s GDP growth as the economy have already slowed to 0.6% growth in 3Q16 -- according to advance estimates -- from 2.0% in 2Q16, says Maybank Kim Eng lead anal

SINGAPORE (Nov 15): The world's demographic is in the midst of unravelling as population growth is rapidly declining in the US, Europe, Japan, China and most of Asia, according to the latest data from DBS Group Research. 

SINGAPORE (Oct 27): Singapore’s industrial production (IP), which grew by 6.7% y-o-y in Sept, suggests an upward revision to the final 3Q16 GDP from the earlier advance estimate of 0.6% on year, says Maybank Kim Eng.

SINGAPORE (Oct 25): Singapore’s economy can expect a “generally subdued growth environment” but this should keep inflationary pressures modest in the near-term, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in its bi-annual macroeconomic review rel

SINGAPORE (Oct 19): China’s 3Q16 gross domestic product report released on Wednesday showed that growth in the country had risen just 6.7% year on year, during the year.

SINGAPORE (Oct 14): As largely expected, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be maintaining the rate of appreciation of the Singapore dollar (SGD) nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) policy band at 0%.

SINGAPORE (Oct 14): Singapore’s economy expanded by 0.6% in 2Q16 from a year ago, based on advance estimates by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), easing significantly from the 2% growth registered in the previous quarter.

SINGAPORE (Sept 27): Singapore’s industrial production (IP) rose 0.1% on the back of higher output from electronics, precision engineering and chemical production, but IP dropped 1.3% in July-Aug from last year, this suggests downward pressure on gross